This advanced lesson explores the performance characteristics of instrumentation used for meteorological measurements. Static performance characteristics are examined in the context of calibration, which offers a means to determine an instrument's response. Dynamic performance characteristics, including first and second order inputs, are discussed using three classic examples: step or impulse, ramp or time varying, and oscillatory inputs. The lesson provides information about the effects of representativeness and regional homogeneity on measurements, and also describes processes for obtaining quantitative estimates of uncertainty.

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Enxebre 2018-08-29 11:13:53

The quiz is not hard but you have a lot of useful and relevant extra information. So there is like two levels in this lesson, easy mode is only to pass the quiz and the hard mode is to try to do all the exercises through the lesson correctly

dina.nunes.santos@gmail.com 2018-07-09 02:08:14

This course is very useful.

issjenson21 2018-02-20 08:44:21

not easy

jblaisdell 2018-02-17 20:29:04

This is a very important and valuable lesson discussing resolution, uncertainties, and errors. It is difficult material and it's an advance to greater depth of discussion than most MetEd lessons. However, the difficulty is increased by incomplete information in some exercises and incomplete explanations of some of the answers there. Also, the appendices are terse and could be improved by leading the reader more slowly through the topics.

sindayigayaime 2018-01-28 22:58:55

I acquired extreme knowlegde which will help me in my carrier as meteorologist and you have to deliver the stamped cetificate.This course is very fruitful

Ingeli 2018-01-26 07:33:43

i gain more knowledge through your lessons so I thank everyone had participate in the preparation of these lessons!

jmngondo 2017-12-24 03:19:37

The lesson was good for learning though i found some topics a little bit hard.

mgarcias 2017-12-21 08:23:50

Excellent for practical application.

WXTG 2017-12-08 11:10:22

I was anxious to take a course sequence in instrumentation for atmospheric sciences but the sequence has, so far, been disappointing. Some definitions are ambiguous; some questions can only be answered by memorizing (and accepting uncritically) material. Some of the physics is incorrect. I've included more specific remarks tagged by section:Instrument performance characteristics Precision and resolution Resolution definition

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